A Chilean Olympic weightlifter (Poblete finished 12th in Beijing Games) unexpectedly gave birth to a baby boy while she was training in a Brazilian gym. Elizabeth Poblete, 22, called for a doctor when she felt unwell a week ago while hoisting weights in the gym in Sao Paulo, where she lives, the news website Globo.com […]
Participants from more than 36 countries and 5 continents have contributed. The competition is now closed for entries and a gallery of medal designs can now be viewed online. Please visit www.medaldesigncompetition.com to vote for your favourite medal! Voting procedure will be open until 22 January 2010. The 10 best medals voted by the public […]
DESPITE being a school drop out, young weightlifter Raijeli Taqua is living her childhood dream of representing Fiji at international games. Like many other athletes, Taqua has carried on their family tradition in sport — weightlifting. At only 14, the Baba lass from Levuka, Ovalau, already won some medals for Fiji. She won bronze medal […]
USA Weightlifting has launched a page on www.twitter.com where you can follow USA Weightlifting tournaments and events via micro-blogs that can be sent via text message to your cell phone! Visit www.twitter.com/usweightlifting!
Iraq Olympic weightlifting National Team for Youth and Youngsters carries on intensive training in the camp it holds in AL Kut Club hall in Wasset Province and that in order to participate in Asia Championship which will be held in UAE from December 15 till December 25 and Arab Championship to be held in the […]